Many think THIS is the future of solar energy technology:
Beyond the Solar Panel
The U.S. government plans to produce a buyer's guide to power-converting roofing materials.
By Lamont Wood
The government tests cars for gas mileage. Now it's testing roof tiles for wattage.
Homeowners have long been able to partially power their homes with sunlight, but it meant clumsily mounting photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof. Now the latest generation of PV panels look and act much like ordinary roofing tiles or shingles. And the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is evaluating nine of these commercial PV roofing products in hopes of providing an easy way for consumers to judge the panels' power potential...
This would probably affect solar's EROEI favorably by transferring the cost of materials and installation to the building's cost and unfavorably by making the panels themselves more expensive. Must check on NIST findings for further info.
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